Gloucester man injured, hospitalized after breaking into home

A Gloucester man apparently picked the wrong house to break into after sheriff's investigators say he was injured during a struggle with one of the residents.

The Gloucester County Sheriff's Office received a call last Wednesday at 4 p.m. of a breaking and entering in progress at a home in the area of Orchard Lane and Hickory Fork Road, said Capt. John Schick Jr. A homeowner said a man forced his way into the home, a struggle ensued with one of the residents and the man subsequently fled with injuries, Schick said.

The man was identified and located at a nearby residence before being transported to Riverside Walter Reed Hospital's emergency room, Schick said. He was later transferred to a hospital in Richmond where he was treated and released on Friday.

Michael Brandon Hogue, 32, of Hickory Fork Road in Gloucester, was arrested on a charge of breaking and entering with the intent to commit misdemeanor and is being held in the Gloucester County Jail without bond. An investigation is ongoing, Schick said.